PayPal Senior Full Stack Engineer 

United States, Texas, Austin 

249895002

What you need to know about the role-

This role is critical to defining the way developers at PayPal define APIs both internally and externally. You will be responsible for developing the workflow used by application developers to create world class API lifecycle management, along with many of the components that feed into that workflow.

The immediate team you will be joining consists of 6 engineers. There are engineers at all phases of their career, so you will have the opportunity to learn from people with more experience, and to teach people who can learn from you. You will work with 3 adjacent teams who are all striving for the same goal. You will be fully supported by a team of product and program managers to ensure your success as you help lead the vision for the next generation of PayPal’s API Platform.

Your way to impact

• You will be technical mentor a team of mid-level and junior engineers and bring out the best in them.
• You will have a voice in bringing to life a modernized API platform within PayPal that has high visibility.
• You will be a key contributor in enabling the onboarding of PayPal APIs into modern API platform tooling.
• You will help enable API Governance via CI/CD pipelines that ensure compliance with PayPal REST API standards.
• As a steward of a PayPal-wide API registry, you will ensure developers can collaborate across domains with minimal friction.

Your day to day

• Work with product management, architects, and senior staff to ensure we are building a world class solution.
• Have a voice in technical discussions to help the team determine the best path forward at inflection points during the design process.
• Participate in agile development practices which give you the opportunity to iterate and improve
• Have the support of architects and senior staff engineers with decades of experience to help you develop your career

What do you need to bring-

• 8+ years of Software Development experience
• Experience providing technical leadership to junior developers
• Proficiency in Java and knowledge of best practices
• Proficiency in Node.js, React and/or Typescript
• Skilled at debugging and finding innovative solutions
• Familiar with CI/CD Pipelines and build processes
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in source code control tools such as Git and testing best practices
• B.S. or equivalent degree in Computer Science

Our Benefits:

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